There was a recent article on Prevention.com about a doctor’s advice to avoid cancer. The usual suspects were there: avoid stress (could someone explain how in modern society we can avoid stress? Maybe we can mitigate it but there’s really no way to completely avoid it…); exercise regularly; and volunteering. But one of the items concerned mold, specifically the types… Read more »
Antioxidants have been promoted as being wonder substances, capable of fighting aging, cancer, and all kinds of other harmful things. But a new report from the researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center suggests the opposite – antioxidants may promote the growth of cancer – in mice. The researchers transplanted melanoma cells treated with antioxidants or nothing to… Read more »
This past weekend, I attended the Austin City Limits music festival, more commonly known (at least to people here) as ACL. It’s 3 days of a ton of music, repeated for 2 weekends, 8 stages, 130 bands. It’s a music-lover’s nirvana, with all different genres of music – rock, rap, EDM, country, even kids’ music. I walked miles every day…. Read more »
This weekend, I made the trek down I-35 to San Antonio for a long-awaited concert – Ricky Martin. I had only been vaguely aware of Menudo (the boy band he was in way back in the day); but living in Miami in the 90’s, I had grown to be a fan of his Spanish language songs. When he released “Maria” –… Read more »
I had my nine month check up yesterday. As always, it’s a bit of nervous tension in the room, which I try my best to defuse by saying ridiculously inappropriate things. Making the doctor and her assistant laugh is my goal. I’m hoping that they will be extra vigilant in checking out things in order to keep me around to make… Read more »
As my late train from Berlin to Leipzig pulled into the station, I felt a surge of nervousness mixed with excitement. Hopefully, I would recognize Natasha on the platform. We had a back up plan, just in case we missed each other. But as soon as I started walking on the platform, I saw her, scanning the faces of the… Read more »
After the magic of Old Town Tallinn, I felt that I was ending the “wandering” part of my journey on a high note. Despite the rain on my last night and the morning of my departure, I was really enchanted with Estonia and definitely want to return to explore more of the country and meet more of its people. But… Read more »
After the beauty of Gamla Stan, I was hoping that my next destination would be even more enticing. After all, I had read that the Old Town where I was heading was the most intact medieval walled city in Northern Europe. And nothing makes me feel more like I’m somewhere completely different than a walled city! The flight from Stockholm… Read more »
After the gorgeous scenery of Norway, the only thing that would have made things better was better weather. Fortunately, the weekend forecast for my next destination was sunny and temperate. I boarded my Norwegian Airline flight from Bergen to my next destination – Stockholm. The flight cruised over the rugged mountains of Norway, and the landscape flattened out into rolling… Read more »
Copenhagen was a blast, but it was time to move onto my next adventure. Early in the morning, I woke up to get to the airport. Being the nice person that I am, I packed up all my stuff the night before so I didn’t wake up the others in my hostel room. I checked out, and walked out in… Read more »